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Direct linkDavies, Lorraine – Canadian Journal on Aging, 2003
This study draws on the life histories of heterosexual childless individuals who have never married, to explore the more subtle ways that age norms affect the subjective experience of singlehood. Specifically, it examines whether or not it is appropriate to speak of transitions in the experience of singlehood. The data clearly reveal the…
Descriptors: Marriage, Childlessness, Age, Marital Status
Peer reviewedRosenthal, Carolyn J. – Canadian Journal on Aging, 1986
This analysis employs the distinction of parent's home versus child's home and investigates multigenerational households in a random sample of adults in Hamilton, Ontario. In a qualitative analysis, the two types of multigenerational households are shown to be related to different family life course phases and to differ on a number of dimensions.…
Descriptors: Age, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Environment, Family Size
